LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Nov. 10 (TNSper) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: Amy Armstrong has joined the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as its new associate vice president for alumni engagement and chief executive officer of the UL Lafayette Alumni Association. Armstrong will provide leadership in setting the strategic vision for alumni engagement while providing impactful programming and services for the University's more than 100,000 alumni more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 10 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: CenterPoint Energy is encouraging customers to take action now to help manage natural gas bills for the upcoming heating season. The company's Louisiana natural gas territory today announced customers will see an incremental increase in their natural gas bills when compared to those of last winter, assuming normal winter weather, due primarily to natural gas market conditions. Customers can take advantage of Center more PR

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Nov. 10 (TNSfund) -- Grambling State University issued the following news: Entergy Solutions awarded $75,000 in financial incentives to Grambling State University (GSU) for completing energy efficiency upgrades across seven buildings that will lead to significantly reduced electric consumption. These projects will result in GSU saving over 661,000 kilowatt-hours and reducing electricity costs by more than $50,000 in 2022. Entergy Solutions is an energy efficiency program  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 9 (TNSawa) -- Entergy issued the following news release: President and CEO of Entergy Texas Eliecer "Eli" Viamontes received the 2022 CEO of the Year award presented by the National Diversity Council. The CEO of the Year award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in their organization while championing diversity, equity, and inclusion. National Diversity Council is a non-profit organization that recognizes leaders who consider diversi more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 10 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy New Orleans customers are now benefitting from a new, clean energy resource to power their homes and businesses with the completion of the Iris Solar facility. Entergy New Orleans began receiving power from the 50-megawatt (MW) site located in Washington Parish, Louisiana under an agreement that commenced on November 1. "Entergy New Orleans plays a critical role in delivering clean-energy solutions that are e more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 11 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Nov. 10, 2022: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has accepted the resignation of Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Marketa Walters. Walters, who has led the agency since 2016, has a long and distinguished career of working to improve the lives of Louisiana children and families, recognized nationally for her expertise. Her many accomplishments include implementing signifi more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Nov. 12 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: A program to establish a visual effects curriculum at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is the latest recipient of an award from Louisiana's Entertainment Development Fund. The university will receive $920,000 to develop the visual effects program and launch a location scouting platform based on virtual reality technology. The UL Lafayette initiative is intended to enhance the st more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dual doctoral and master's Engineering student Omar Shahrear Apu came to Louisiana Tech University for one reason: to study solutions to coastal erosion with Dr. Jay Wang, Program Chair of Civil Engineering, Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Technology. As a young engineer in Bangledesh, Apu felt a sense of urgency to develop tools and methods to restore coastal areas. When he d more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 11 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: There has been much written about the need to reduce carbon emissions and slow climate change. As part of that effort, there is intense interest from government and industry in Sustainable Aviation Fuels, or SAFs, as they are currently the only viable short-term solution to decarbonizing aviation emissions. However, SAFs face a critical hurdle because of the time and expense required to en more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 10 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2022: The U.S. Department of Education awarded LSU Upward Bound and McNair Scholars Program grants totaling $6,019,530 over the next five years between 2022-2027. The funding for the TRIO program grant proposals, written by wife-and-husband team Stephanie and Joseph Givens, will help improve outcomes in higher education enrollment, retention and graduation of students with finan more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 9 (TNSjou) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * LSU cybersecurity researchers help protect people in immersive virtual reality * * * About two million people connected to virtual reality headsets every month in 2020. Virtual reality, or VR, industry revenues are projected to grow from $12 billion to $100 billion in the next five years. In the race to develop the most popular VR applications and capture the most consumer demand, V more PR

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Nov. 11 (TNSawa) -- McNeese State University issued the following news: McNeese State University's Information Technology Office received an Innovation Award from EdScoop for efforts in rebuilding the online dashboard after the outdated system crashed following two hurricanes. The EDScoop 50 Awards, in their first year, honor the most influential people in the higher education technology community, along with the most innovative projects that make a positive impact acr more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Nov. 12 (TNSfund) -- The Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State researchers are taking the lead in a $4.8 million grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to address virus, pest and disease problems jeopardizing the sustainability of U.S. sweet potato seed programs. The MSU-directed CleanSEED Project, a collaboration with experts in Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Louisiana, North Carolina and South Carolina, opera more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (TNStalk) -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following statement: * * * NRSC Chairman Rick Scott released the following statement on Senator John Kennedy's re-election victory in Louisiana. "Congratulations to Senator John Kennedy on his re-election victory tonight in Louisiana. "There is no doubt John has the best interest of Louisiana families in mind as he fights against the Democrats' radical agenda in Washington. "I look forward to continuing  more PR

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Nov. 10 (TNSper) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Following an extensive national search, Brooks Hull has been named Vice President for University Advancement (VPUA) at Texas State University. Hull comes to Texas State from Louisiana Tech University where he was Vice President for University Advancement and Chief Executive Officer for the Louisiana Tech University Foundation. Hull will start at Texas State January 1, 2023. "I want to thank the VP more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 9 (TNSper) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Trivia Frazier, PhD, a pioneer in the life sciences, and Katy Williamson, a foundation director, have joined the Board of Tulane, the university's main governing body. "We are thrilled to welcome these two remarkable alumnae to the Board of Tulane," President Michael A. Fitts said. "Their achievements and leadership in their respective fields are matched only by their commitment to Tulane, its stude more PR